Stretching the idealized, "boy-meets-girl" genre to the limits, Achilles Tatius' narrative covers adultery, violence, pederasty, virginity-testing, and, of course, an improbable happy ending. Detailed notes explain obscurities and address complex problems
Stretching the idealized, "boy-meets-girl" genre to the limits, Achilles Tatius' narrative covers adultery, violence, pederasty, virginity-testing, and, of course, an improbable happy ending. Detailed notes explain obscurities and address complex problems for the benefit of the readers.